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Introduction

4700 Westside Avenue
North Bergen, New Jersey 07047
U.S.A.
Telephone: (201) 866-7711
Toll Free: (800) 223-1216
Fax: (800) 852-7153
Web site: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com

Private Company
Incorporated: 1977
Employees: 2,000
Sales: $263 million (2002 est.)
NAIC: 446191 Food (Health) Supplement Stores; 454110 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses

Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. operates a chain of more than 160 stores that sell vitamins, nutritional supplements, herbal products, and related goods. The company also offers its wares through a monthly direct-mail catalog and via the Internet. Vitamin Shoppe stores, which are located in nearly 20 states and the District of Columbia, offer discount prices on more than 8,000 items from over 350 brand names, including the company's own private label, with a wider selection available through mail order. The stores also feature informational computer kiosks and a free lending library of books on vitamins and alternative medicines. In 2002 Vitamin Shoppe Industries was acquired by an equity capital unit of Bear Stearns Cos.

1. Introduction
2. 1970s Beginnings
3. 1999 Spin Off
4. 100th Store Opened in 2002
5. Principal Competitors
6. Further Reading
7. Copyright Page
8. About Page